The amazing Tele gets an even more comfortable body and improved electronics.

From the garage to the club to the stadium, the American Standard Telecaster is the same great best-selling go-to guitar it always has been, and now it's upgraded with a comfortable new body contour and classic-sounding Fender Custom Shop Twisted Tele (neck) and Broadcaster (bridge) pickups. The latest incarnation of a truly timeless classic, it rings more fully, brightly and crisply than ever.

The look, sound and vibe of the Telecaster resonates throughout the history of popular music. From orchestra pits to mosh pits, small clubs to stadiums and garages to recording studios, its signature sound is everywhere. The American Standard Telecaster Electric Guitar with Maple Fingerboard has hand-rolled fingerboard edges, Custom Shop pickups, staggered tuning machines, improved bridge with bent steel saddles mounted to a stamped-brass bridge plate for increased resonance and sustain, tinted neck, high-gloss maple fingerboard, satin-finished neck back, thinner finish undercoat that lets the body breathe and improves resonance, and Fender Tolex case.

I was very happy with my purchase, my guitar arrived quickly, very nicely packaged and almost in tune out of the case. I will not hesitate to buy anything from musician'sfriend in the...Read complete review

I was very happy with my purchase, my guitar arrived quickly, very nicely packaged and almost in tune out of the case. I will not hesitate to buy anything from musician'sfriend in the future

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Guitar of a lifetime (almost)

The fit and finish on mine (3 tone sunburst) was wonderful. The pickups are insanely great. I'd highly recommend them. This is probably the best SOUNDING guitar I've ever played. Unfortunately,...Read complete review

The fit and finish on mine (3 tone sunburst) was wonderful. The pickups are insanely great. I'd highly recommend them. This is probably the best SOUNDING guitar I've ever played. Unfortunately, the action/setup from the factory was on the poor side. I had a luthier look at it and he couldn't get the action to play comfortably without fret buzz around the tenth to twelfth fret (which drove me banana sandwich), so unfortunately, I had to return it. I'm a tele-addict, so I'm sure I'll try again at some point.

I use to not like Telecasters. I now play a lot more blues and traditional sounding music and this guitar fits those sounds quite good. This guitar plays very well. Makes sounds that the Strat or Les Paul can't quite achieve. Easy access to frets in the second octave. Neck is fast. Run it through a Fender tube amp and you have a sound that is unique and oh so classic. It has quickly become a new favorite of mine. I have the Jade Pearl Metallic color. See my photo.

Great guitar. I can feel more resonance (pleasant surpise) in this guitar than any other I've played. Pickups are incredibly balanced. I do play mostly on clean settings & it's perfect for my use. Great balance as well. I also really like the body contour.

Love this guitar, absolutely love it. If you get a Tele you have to get the maple neck, everything feels so much better on the maple. The two tone sunburst looks beautiful too. But I originally got this guitar to start recording myself, looking for a nice clean sounding guitar with great tone. Could not have found a better guitar. Yes the action is a touch too low, sometimes when I'll be playing (on the lower frets really), you'll get some fret buzz, but it really isn't that bad. That is the only flaw that I see with this guitar, and it isn;t really that big of a deal. This guitar is a great piece of work, I picked up mine used and I still cannot get over how well it plays. Simply an amazing guitar,

Absolutely love this guitar! There is nothing negative to say about this guitar. Every thing is first rate. Sound, tones, materials, workmanship,looks. Beautiful, worth every cent. Musicians Friend is one of the best co.s I've ever dealt with. Their customer service people are the best.

The factory set string height was a little high for my liking so I had it lowered, but that was the only set up needed. Nut and frets were fine. Once adjusted, a thoroughly enjoyable guitar to pick up and play. Good looks, good sound and good value for money.

Classic tele tones-yet not overly shrill in the bridge position. Neck pickup is warm and throaty-similar to a strat. Stays in tune and intonates very well. Easy to adjust, super sturdy.

I had it set up with 10s and had some slight refinement done on the nut by a professional guitar repairman. As a lifelong strat player, this guitar is the perfect transition into "teleland". Glad I finally got one!

The fit and finish on mine (3 tone sunburst) was wonderful. The pickups are insanely great. I'd highly recommend them. This is probably the best SOUNDING guitar I've ever played. Unfortunately, the action/setup from the factory was on the poor side. I had a luthier look at it and he couldn't get the action to play comfortably without fret buzz around the tenth to twelfth fret (which drove me banana sandwich), so unfortunately, I had to return it. I'm a tele-addict, so I'm sure I'll try again at some point.